Its hard to believe how so many people go hungry in the UK alone when you hear a story like this. The latest information has revealed the Tesco "Buy one get one free" offers are put in place purely to waste/ get rid of food. This has come to light after tesco said 40% of their fresh food and salads are thrown away every night. I feel this is due to competition with other supermarkets and the trend of online shopping and comparison sites because to compete with the other stores such as Asda, Tesco are having to bring more and more stock in so they can provide the most appealing deals. It was reported that in the last six months around 28,500 tonnes of wasted food came from tesco alone. If food waste can be managed and dealt with it will give the economy a huge boost because the big brands wont have to order so much therefore the prices of importing goods will come down and we would hopefully see a fall in prices espeacially with the newest trend of Urban Farming which I mentioned in a previous post and the appeal of people growing their own food and relying on the supermarkets for the bare essentials such a toiletries and items they cant grow such as exotic fruits and vegetables.
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